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- Dec 26, 2004
Yeah, recently i've been thinking of goin watercooling. I can find out parts on my own, for the most part. I know some basics, what i'd need for a setup and the likes.
Right now, i was thinking of a D4 or D5 for pump, TDX for CPU block, Maze4 for GPU block, 2x120 Rad (not sure what kind atm, maybe just a plain heatercore), and a res. I was thinking to put it in an external enclosure, as my case definately does not have enough room in it to put in a pump/rad/etc. I was thinking, build a box (sheet aluminum), and have two external barbs on the box. Inside the box is my rad, mounted on the top, pump, and res. On the back of my case, there would be another two barbs, which have the internal loop setup.
It would be as follows:
|||Res->pump->rad-|||-->||CPU->GPU-||-->|||Res
The ||| are the external box barbs, and the || are the case barbs (confusing )
I really don't care about sound, so i'd grab some monster fans.
My main questions are:
1) Where would I pick up antifreeze?
2) How on earth do I fill the res? I've heard syringe, is that correct?
3) How would I go about draining the system?
Those are the main questions i've had about watercooling. It seems you always need to fill the system absolutely packed to the last drop, to prevent destroying the pump.
Also, how much would all this run me, give or take (used or new, doesn't matter as long as it works).
Right now, i was thinking of a D4 or D5 for pump, TDX for CPU block, Maze4 for GPU block, 2x120 Rad (not sure what kind atm, maybe just a plain heatercore), and a res. I was thinking to put it in an external enclosure, as my case definately does not have enough room in it to put in a pump/rad/etc. I was thinking, build a box (sheet aluminum), and have two external barbs on the box. Inside the box is my rad, mounted on the top, pump, and res. On the back of my case, there would be another two barbs, which have the internal loop setup.
It would be as follows:
|||Res->pump->rad-|||-->||CPU->GPU-||-->|||Res
The ||| are the external box barbs, and the || are the case barbs (confusing )
I really don't care about sound, so i'd grab some monster fans.
My main questions are:
1) Where would I pick up antifreeze?
2) How on earth do I fill the res? I've heard syringe, is that correct?
3) How would I go about draining the system?
Those are the main questions i've had about watercooling. It seems you always need to fill the system absolutely packed to the last drop, to prevent destroying the pump.
Also, how much would all this run me, give or take (used or new, doesn't matter as long as it works).